Williamson County Fire Chiefs Association 9218 Anderson Mill Road Austin, TX 78729

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1 Williamson County Fire Chiefs Association 9218 Anderson Mill Road Austin, TX Call to order and Welcome Meeting Minutes December 9, 1830 hrs D B Wood Rd, Georgetown a. President Mallinger called the meeting to order at 1837 hours. 2. Roll Call of Departments (use sign-in sheet) a. All member organizations were present with the exception of Jarrell Fire Department, Granger Fire Department, Bartlett Fire Department, and Jollyville Fire Department. 3. Consent Agenda (Discussion and Possible Action) a. Motion was made by Taylor Fire Department and seconded by Leander Fire Department to approve the October Minutes with the following correction from WCEC: we are having CAD issues daily due to network issues. The motion passed. b. Treasures report was not available. 4. Regular Agenda (Discussion and Possible Action) a. CJIS Porter i. This completed information was given to WCEC. b. Flooding Evans i. Chief Harry Evans (Ret.) talked to the group about the flood planning response model and forecasting. He will work with Jared Thomas and will be back. A copy of his program is attached. c. TEEX Barron / Smith i. President Mallinger discussed the Leadership Symposium in January in San Marcos. STRENGTH THROUGH COOPERATION James Mallinger, President Bobby Shelton, Vice-President Scott Kerwood, Secretary John Kiracofe, Treasurer

2 d. FRO Agreement Mallinger i. President Mallinger talked about the changes which was the last paragraph of the first page and second paragraph of the first page. There were not anything on the other programs. ii. Chief Ekiss raised a concern whether the ice storm issue was addressed. He also asked whether the medical director will come by face-to-face at the stations or riding out on the units. Chief Coatney advised that you can invite him and he will come. Chief Storey will ask the EMS Committee to have him come out and meet with FROs since we work under his license. iii. Chief Storey noted the ems committee met on October 21 and talked about FRO agreement, skills testing, and the training division staffing for FROs. He stated that FRO agency leads can make assignments under Medic- CE. There was a discussion on core competency vs hourly requirements. Also more hands on training was a big discussion. iv. Training is being removed from the last paragraph. v. Chief Mallinger will have the EMS Committee begin working on the next FRO agreement after the first of the New Year. vi. Motion to approve with amendments was made by Hutto Fire Rescue and Georgetown Fire Department seconded. There was 1 nay vote with the rest in favor. The motion passed vii. Round Rock Fire Department asked the EMS Committee to discuss the addition of NarCan which is now allowed by SB1462. viii. Chief Kerwood asked whether the cyano kits can be purchased. It is not allowed for WCFCA to purchase due to IRS regulations. e. RIT Policy Coatney i. Chief Coatney noted that he RIT policy draft conflicts with WCFCA MAYDAY policy. There will need to be a change. It has to do with moving the RIC to another channel. Chief Coatney will find out additional information regarding the Austin FD MAYDAY. He stated that RIT is now RIC. There are a few more changes. An amendment for equipment will be added. ii. Chief Coatney noted that the Accountability policy will out it in standardized format and sent out for comments.

3 f. Mutual Aid Contract Coatney i. Chief Coatney recommended that the WCFCA adopt the changes from Senate bill 11 for the mutual aid contract. He will be coming up with a boiler plate language for the AHJ to use for a contract. This will come forward to the group thus doing away with the current WCFCA mutual aid agreement. g. Other Business that came after the posting of the agenda i. Chief Kerwood mentioned the CRM class occurring March 28 and 29 in Pflugerville. Mike Anderson can be ed for signing up. A website will be set up after the first of the year. The flyer is attached. ii. Chief Herrin provided everyone a disk with the County Fire Marshal information. iii. President Mallinger read a letter regarding the FSTAR program that was held in Hutto thanking the WCFCA for their assistance and participation. iv. Chief Bill Gardner noted that the WCCHD was charged in part for the infection control class. Would the WCFCA pay the remaining of what the TDSHS did not pay? A motion was made by Round Rock Fire Department and seconded by Coupland Fire Department to pay $3500 for the remaining balance of the class. The motion passed. v. Michelle Porter stated that PUMA will go live in January. vi. Chief Kerwood noted that he will be teaching NFA officer classes throughout There are limited spots for the WCFCA. 5. Good of the Order a. The January WCFCA meeting is cancelled due to the TEEX Leadership Symposium hours

4 Central Texas Flood Response System David R. Maidment and Harry R. Evans Center for Research in Water Resources University of Texas at Austin Briefing Williamson County Fire Chiefs Georgetown TX, December, 2015 Acknowledgements: Ed Clark, Fernando Salas, Cassandra Fagan, Cyndi Castro

5 The Opportunity New National Water Center established on the Tuscaloosa campus of University of Alabama by the National Weather Service and federal agency partners Has a mission to assess hydrology in a new way at the continental scale for the United States

6 NWS River Forecast Centers (RFCs) - Prepare river and flood forecasts using models based on average basin characteristics - Provide forecast guidance to Weather Forecast Offices (WFOs) - Issue daily stage and streamflow forecasts, rainfall and drought data and information, and flash flood guidance 6000 sub-basins in continental US - Work with water managers and other Federal Agencies 3

7 National Water Center FY15 Centralized Water Forecasting Centralized Data Archive all RFC data Modeling Evaluation Service RFC and NWC modeling and forecasts Modeling Testbed new NWC capabilities Centralized Water Forecasting Demonstration

8 Goal of the Experiment Close the gap between National Flood Forecasting and Local Emergency Response Demonstrate forecasting of flood impacts at stream and street level National Weather and Hydrology National Weather Service and federal agencies National Water Center River Flooding and Emergency Response Local Local, State and Regional Agencies Citizens

9 NFIE Conceptual Framework NFIE-Geo: National geospatial framework for hydrology NFIE-Response: Wide area planning for flood emergency response NFIE-Hydro: National high spatial resolution hydrologic forecasting NFIE-River: River channel information and real-time flood inundation mapping NFIE-Services: Web services for flood information

10 Multi-Year Strategic Science and Services Plan Total Water Prediction and National Water Center FY Core Capability Centralized Water Forecasting National Water Model (NWM) operational May 2016 Water forecasts for 2.7 million stream reaches in U.S. 100 million people get a terrestrial water forecast for first time National Water Center (NWC) begins providing daily situational awareness and guidance to NWS field offices FY Key Enhancement Flash Flood and Urban Hydrology Enhance NWM with nested hyperresolution zoom capability and urban hydrologic processes Heightened focus on regions of interests (e.g. follow storms) Street level flood inundation forecasts for selected urban demonstration areas NWC increases guidance to NWS field offices to improve consistency and services for flash floods FY Major Integration Coastal Total Water Level Couple NWM with marine models to predict combined storm surge, tide, and riverine effects More complete picture of coastal storm impacts Water prediction information linked to geospatial risk and vulnerability New service delivery model implemented increased stakeholder engagement and integrated information NWC operations center opens and provides national decision support services and situational awareness FY Key Enhancement Dry Side: Drought and Post-Fire Couple NWM with groundwater and transport models to predict low flows, drought and fire impacts Add NWM processes that affect subsurface water movement and storage during dry conditions Add NWM ability to track constituents (e.g. sediment, contaminants, nutrients) through stream network New decision support services for water shortage situations and waterborne transport NWC operations center expands to include drought and post-fire decision support services FY Major Integration Water Quality Integrate enhanced NWM with key water quality data sets, models and tools to begin water quality prediction Incorporate water quality data from federal and State partners into NWM Link NWM output to NOAA ecological forecasting operations New decision support services for predicting water quality issues such as Harmful Algal Blooms New decision support services for emergencies such as chemical spills NWC operations center expands to include water quality decision support services 7 Slide Source: Dr Donald Cline, National Weather Service

11 Improvements in Flood Response Planning Federal State Local Citizen GIS database and flood discharge forecasts for 2.67 million stream reaches in continental US from National Water Center Conversion to water level forecasts and inundation maps for 102,000 reaches in Texas using 10m terrain data. Address points for flood emergency response planning in each reach Flood impact on transportation system Flood response planning for stream reaches and critical infrastructure. Inundation mapping using LIDAR terrain data, if available. Flood response portal for citizens (ATXFlood) Automated flood warnings from cell-phone towers to phones in flood risk zones

12 Storm Rainfall during Memorial Day Weekend Where are the corresponding flood maps on the ground? Saturday, Sunday, Sunday, May May 23, 24, 23, Midnight 24, 66 noon AM PM AM PM

13 NFIE-Geo for Texas NHDPlus reach catchment Uniquely labeled across nation 102,000 NHDPlus reach catchments for Texas Average area 7.1 km 2 Average reach length 3 km

14 Flood Information for Fritz Hughes Park Rd National Hydrography Dataset Plus catchment for Bear Creek (area = 5.71 km 2 ) Low water crossing at 3400 Fritz Hughes Park Rd

15 Real-Time Flood Inundation Mapping (USGS/NWS)

16 Elevation-indexed flood mapping Center Points of Reaches Travis County Map sequence for each point

17 Probability of Flooding on Shoal Creek, Austin, TX HEC-RAS model Rating curves library ECMWF- RAPID flow forecasts Deterministic flood maps Probabilistic flood maps Ensemble of 50 flood forecasts

18 Progression of Memorial Day Flood

19 Flood warnings from cell-phone towers Send warning Detect phone in flood zone Cell Phone Tower Flood Risk Zone

20 National Flood Interoperability Experiment (NFIE) Conceptual Framework NFIE Geo: National geospatial framework for hydrology NFIE Response: Wide area planning for flood emergency response NFIE Hydro: National high spatial resolution hydrologic forecasting NFIE River: River channel information and real time flood inundation mapping NFIE Services: Web services for flood information

21 Flood Emergency Response Emergency Responders Incident Response Warnings Public Action Current and forecast storm rainfall Creates Flood Response Maps Current and forecast flood conditions Impact on homes, critical infrastructure, and transportation routes Public notification and warnings Current and anticipated road closures Real-time and forecast flood maps Evacuation routes Planning Wide Area Flood Plan Static flood maps Number of flooded homes, critical infrastructure and transportation routes for different risk conditions Pre-planning of flood response mobilization Public Education Location based risk Evacuation routes Putting together a go bag for evacuation Flood hazard prevention methods

22 Flood Response Map

23 Flood Response Map

24 Flood Response Map

25 Public Education

26 Stakeholders: City of Austin Travis County Upper Brushy Creek Water Control District Williamson County Emergency Management Austin Fire Department Austin Flood Early Warning System FEWS National Weather Service Travis County Sheriff's Office Austin HSEM Travis County Emergency Management Houston Office of Emergency Management Texas Division of Emergency Management TDEM Capital Area Fire Chief Association Williamson County Fire Chiefs Texas Water Development Board TWDB Texas Commission on Environmental Quality TCEQ Texas Department of Transportation TxDOT Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA San Marcos Emergency Management Hays County Emergency Management Texas Flood Plane Managers

27 Workflow Williamson County Phase One Response Maps for Creeks Group 1 3 to 4 most flood prone creeks Tabletop Exercise with Response Maps Revise as necessary Deploy to area fire stations Group 2 Remaining creeks Phase Two Preplanning Station or geographic specific risk assessment Creation of three map types Strategic use at EOC or DOC Tactical use at incident command post Task Level use by individual responder

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